Wednesday, December 7, 2016

More Outdoor Winter Play, the Star Wars Way!

Since 1977,
re-enacting scenes from Star Wars has been a fun outdoor activity for kids. Depending
on where you live though, it might take a little more imagination for some
moments!

If you live
near a forest then it is easy to recreate the battle of Endor. If you live near
swamps then you have an instant Dagobah for Jedi training with Yoda! If you
happen have a sandy desert area nearby suddenly you can imagine you’re
podracing on Tatooine or stealing the Millennium Falcon from Unkar Plutt on
Jakku.

Whether you
get your lightsabers out and duel in the snow, or bring your action figures
outside and hope they don’t get lost until spring, here’s a few ideas for more outdoor winter play the Star Wars
way!

In the
movie Rey, Finn and Kylo Ren face off in an epic winter lightsaber fight. Finn
starts trying his skills with the lightsaber but it’s Rey who really challenges
Kylo during the snowy battle.

Starkiller
Base itself offers many wintery moments, from the crash of the Falcon to Han,
Chewie and Finn trying to get inside. If you think the Force will keep you warm
though, remember Han’s words there: “That’s not how the Force works!"

Or you
could recreate General Hux’s passionate speech about the First Order, though
you may need a lot of friends to be the Stormtroopers! Perhaps a few of the troops could be snowmen?

Do you want to build a snowtrooper?

The deleted
scenes from The Force Awakens (available on the bluray) provide
even more inspiration for fun, including a snow-speeder chase that did not make
it into the final movie.